DM Unnao Anamika Singh has been removed and her explanation called for after shortcomings were detected during surprise inspection of wheat procurement centres by the CM on Friday last, an official spokesman said here today.
He said that explanation has also been called from food and civil supplies commissioner Archana Agarwal, PCF managing director Sandhya Agarwal, MD of Essential Commodities Corporation S K Ojha and executive director of Employees Welfare Corporation Vijay Bahadur Singh.
The MD of Warehousing Corporation Onkar Yadav, regional officer Unnao Sadanand Kumar Dwiwedi, Nyotani centre incharge Amod Jain and Dahi Chowki centre incharge Sanjay Tiwari have been suspended for laxity in suprevision work, the spokesman said.
During the surprise inspection of the wheat procurement centre by Akhilesh, shortcomings were detected after which the CM directed for the stern action to be taken against the officials, he added.
